3.92/<160. I received decent scholarships to my top choice schools this cycle, however, I would still have to go into a little more debt than I would like to attend.

If I don't accept one of the offers from the two schools, I will most likely be doing Teach for America for two years and reapplying after. I wold retake the LSAT during this time. Unfortunately, this has been a terrible last semester for me and I am worried about my GPA decreasing and how this will effect my chances when I reapply. Is is really worth retaking if my GPA will be lower when I reapply?

thatsnotmyname wrote:Yes, retake the LSAT. I mean even if you had the worst semester possible and your cumulative GPA dropped to 3.8 somehow, you would be in a much better position with a 167, 3.8 than a 159, 3.92.

I understand your point with 167, 3.8. but since a 167 is a huge stretch for me, I was thinking more of is it worth it for a couple points or would the higher LSAT just cancel out the drop in GPA?

Even if you KNEW your GPA would drop to a 3.7, 8-10 more points on the LSAT more than outweighs the drop. Basically as long as you stay above about a 3.5, raising that LSAT is way more important right now.

Maryrose56 wrote:167 is a huge stretch for me, I was thinking more of is it worth it for a couple points or would the higher LSAT just cancel out the drop in GPA?

If 167 is a huge stretch, then a slight reduction in GPA won't matter at the caliber of schools you'll be applying to.

Definitely retake and reapply after TFA. Also, don't sell yourself short. Though 167 seems unattainable, I promise you it is very possible to achieve if you study smart and efficiently over a long period of time (since working fulltime).Good luck!

Retake if even to get into the low 160s. As is, I think that you did well to get accepted with scholarship dollars from Vanderbilt & Emory. Why not retake the LSAT & apply to Texas if you want Dallas biglaw ?